Susiya in the occupied West Bank under threat ACT NOW – Sign this petition & disseminate widely…!!! (Protest in Susiya) – Source: imemc.org Nasser Nawajah from Susiya has distributed this appeal which we reproduce below. Badayl Alternatives forwards this for action from our readers. Dear friends, In days Israeli…

Teaching violence, breeding hate – Settlers create ‘hate tourism’ Edition 2: No. 31 “Gush Etzion has become a hot destination in recent months for tourists seeking an Israeli experience like no other: The opportunity to pretend-shoot a terror operative. Residents of the nearby settlements, who run the site, offer day-trippers a chance to hear stories…

Consultant, Council for Social Justice and Peace, Archdiocese of Goa for human rights based work with coastal communities to oppose the negative impacts of tourism (2006-ongoing) Consultant, Human Rights Law Network (HRLN), Goa Unit (2007-2009) Consultant- for Training on ‘Advocacy and Networking’ Founder-Convener, Inter-Faith Dialogue for Life – a justice movement of people seeking dialogue for social action 2006- ongoing…

Edition 2: No. 30 Israel’s continues to maltreat and displace Bedouins Editorial comment In September 2011, the Israeli cabinet had approved a plan to relocate tens of thousands of Bedouin from unrecognized villages into communities with official status. The plan would pay compensation to anyone “who can prove they have worked the land they lay…

Edition 2: No. 29 Refusenik sentenced to 20 days in prison on his birthday Yaniv Mazor was sentenced this morning by his commander to twenty days in prison for refusing to fulfill his reserve service duties. “This is an army whose main purpose is the maintenance of the occupation regime imposed on millions of…

An urgent call to action Only recently, Badayl Alternatives sent out an urgent call to action about the life of a 25 year old Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Al-Sark. He has been on hunger strike for 84 days to protest his imprisonment without any reasonable charge. If successful, this…

Stop POSCO – Act Now- Free India Join POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti’s protest 10 June 2012 Orissa is considered to be one ofIndia’s poorest regions- some 39.9 per cent of people live below the poverty line. However, the presence of rich mineral resources such as coal and iron ore,…

Inevitability of justice is the foundation for optimism Edition 2: No. 28 Editorial comment In this issue of Palestine Update we share with readers an inimitable think-piece from Mazin Qumsiyeh. Qumsiyeh teaches and does research at Bethlehem and Birzeit Universities in occupied Palestine and serves as chairman of the board of the Palestinian Centre…

Don’t Let Mahmoud Sarsak Die – Act Now!* 02 June 2012 On the 76th day of his Hunger Strike, Mahmoud Sarsak’s life is in immediate danger. Yet the Israeli racist regime is building on our fatigue after the latest mass Hunger Strike and the successful solidarity campaign and is deliberately trying to drive Mahmoud…

A call to action from Badayl-Alternatives The government of Sri Lanka is relentlessly pursuing critics of the government using dubious tactics. At one stage, it was hoped that the “Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission” would bring out the truth of the war in Sri Lanka and that those who perpetrated war crimes- whichever side of…

Western double-standards defines nuclear interests Editorial comment On all matters that pertain to war and peace, powerful nations with global interests tend to delineate the passage of global policy. According to the ‘The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation’- a think tank consisting of eminent intellectuals, Nuclear weapons are an essential and stated part of NATO’s collective…

Edition 2: No. 27 Racism is endemic in Israel Very recently, Tel Aviv was the scene of a hideous racial outrage. In a comment from Americans for Peace Now (APN) and Peace Now, they said: “A xenophobic demonstration turned into a race riot targeting African migrants. Some Israeli elected…

US Armed Forces Day Pride in the Mass-Murder of Millions While many Americans and their supporters will listen to the “Presidential Proclamation — Armed Forces Day, 2012” with pride, others around the world will perceive President Obama’s voice as a cruel and ruthless voice for brutality and destruction. America will view history from the…

Edition 2, No. 26 The Nakba continues- So does the resistance Editorial Comment Indeed, the Nakba continues- So does the resistance! Palestinians and their supporters peacefully demonstrated in the Palestinian territories, and around the world today to mark the anniversary of the Nakba. (Nakba is the Arabic word which means ‘disaster’) To the Palestinians, the…

Edition 2: No. 11 Editorial comment Dear friends, We have just received a report from the Israeli peace group ‘New Profile – a movement for transforming Israeli society into a “civilian” one. ‘New Profile’ – a term recently coined by parts of the Israeli left wing to highlight their view of the present society as…

Edition 2: No. 24 Europe’s alliance with Israel- the problems and pitfalls Dear friends, In this issue of Palestine Update, we bring you an insightful interview on European policy vis-à-vis Israel. Dan Freeman-Maloy interviews David Cronin, a leading critic of European policies on Palestine. Cronin is author of Europe’s…

Edition 2: No. 24 Congressional Committee proposes raising US taxpayer support for Israel’s military in 2013 to a record $4 billion Dear friends, One never ceases to be dumbfounded by the way in which both the main parties in the USA seem to vie to outdo each other in their support to Israel. The…

Edition 2: No. 23 Dear friends, Palestinian academic Mazin Qumsiyeh argues that Gilad Atzmon’s book The Wandering Who? provides invaluable insight into the ideology of Jewishness – crucial for understanding Israeli behaviour and the conflict in the Middle East – and urges people to engage with the ideas laid out in the book rather than dismiss…

Edition 2: No. 22 The media’s complicity in Israel’s violent occupation Dear friends, There are many people around the world who manage everything about their time to be sure they are sitting in front of their television sets when BBC is about to commence its news broadcast. These are diehards who believe that when…

Edition 2: No. 21 Dear friends, The tragedy of Gaza probably ranks as one of most disgraceful blackouts of the truth the world has ever known. Those who care find information from sources they know. The mainstream media reports on Gaza tend to confine themselves to sensationalism while reporting and, by and large seek…